Viet Nam Human Rights
Cuba's new president vows continuity of socialism
21/4/18
Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected on April 19 as Cuba's new president, as the successor of Raul Castro who concluded two consecutive five-year terms in office.
In his first speech as the new head of state before the National Assembly, Diaz-Canel said that "in this new legislature there will be no space for those aspiring to a capitalist restoration."
"Only for those aspiring to continue improving our socialism," said the president.
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Diaz-Canel said that "by decision of the people, the only choice we have is to continue the work started by the founding fathers of Cuban revolution in 1959, through the unity of all the generations of Cubans."
The leader highlighted the responsibility of taking the presidential office and remarked that he "will fulfill with honour the orders of the people, following the steps of the historic first generation of the revolution."
Diaz-Canel, former first vice-president and an electronics engineer was nominated by the National Candidature Commission on April 18 after he was proposed by the 604 National Assembly lawmakers to head the country.
After handing over the presidency to his successor, Castro, 86, remains as a lawmaker in the parliament and as the first secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of Cuba.
Diaz-Canel acknowledged Castro as an elder statesman who after two consecutive terms continues to enjoy trust and affection of the people.
"Knowing people's feelings in favor of Raul Castro, he will continue to head the most important decisions regarding the country's present and future," Diaz-Canel said at the plenary session of the parliament.
Since taking office as acting president of Cuba in 2006, Raul Castro has led a complex reform process designed to modernize the island's aging socialist model "with serenity, firmness, modesty and without being intractable," said Diaz-Canel.
"He will continue as First Secretary because he is an example to every Cuban revolutionary and communist, and because Cuba needs him to offer his ideas, and to warn of any mistakes and flaws," said Diaz-Canel.
The new president highlighted some of Raul Castro's main achievements during his 10 years in office, including restoring diplomatic ties with the United States, driving Latin American and Caribbean integration, and helping the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas reach a definitive peace deal by backing and hosting the talks in Havana.
For his part, outgoing Cuban President Raul Castro expressed on April 19 his confidence that the new leaders of the island would continue the path of the socialist revolution begun by Fidel Castro in 1959.
Speaking about the new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Castro highlighted his successor's fidelity to the revolution and his political firmness.
"The election of Diaz-Canel is not a coincidence. We have no doubt that he will be fully successful in his task due to his virtues, experience and dedication to duty," said Castro, who will remain as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of Cuba until 2021.
In his speech to lawmakers of the Cuban parliament, Castro stressed Diaz-Canel's work as first secretary of the party in the provinces of Holguin and Villa Clara, as minister of higher education, and as first vice-president.
Castro insisted that the new direction of the country had the mission of ensuring this generational relay as well as guaranteeing the continuity of socialism.
"They must pay more attention to the young, for them to be better prepared when they have to assume higher positions in the political direction of the country," said Castro.
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The Vietnam-Cuba relations have shown progress in several fields but there are potential in other areas that will require joint initiatives to be unleashed.
Strengthened friendship will be an advantage to bring the bilateral economic and investment relations to the same height as the political ties.
Vietnam will stand by Cuba in the nation’s struggle for socialist ideology and the update of its socio-economic development model.
Vietnam is willing to share its experience in 30 years of Doi moi (Renewal) with the Latin American nation.
The Cuban people will reap further achievements in their new development phase.
Both sides expressed their delights over the fruitful relations between the two National Assemblies and their contributions to promoting the traditional friendship between the two Parties and States.
We can take a leading role in developing cooperative ties between the two law-making bodies in the future.
Vietnam persistently supports the revolutionary cause of the Cuban people.
The two governments should closely work to implement their joint activities and cooperative mechanism.
We are all confident in their joint work to educate the younger generations about the two countries’ friendship.
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